CLAS 260 QUIZ 5/CLAS260 WEEK5 Herakles Fall 2020 – San Francisco State University-A+( Verified Answers)

CLAS 260 QUIZ 5_ Herakles_ Fall 2020 – San Francisco State University Question 1 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 What was Heracles' first miraculous act? Select one: a. Winning the chariot race at Nemea. b. Strangling the two serpents sent by Hera to kill him. c. Killing his music teacher, the centaur Linus. d. Leading the Thebans against their old enemy, Erginus. e. Siring fifty sons by the fifty daughters of Thespius. Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Strangling the two serpents sent by Hera to kill him. Question 2 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Why was Heracles required to perform the twelve labors for his cousin Eurystheus? Select one: a. For dressing as a woman during his time with Omphalê b. As punishment for his fight with Apollo over the tripod at Delphi. c. To atone for killing his first wife Megara and their children in a fit of madness. d. To atone for his mutilation of the messengers sent by Erginus to the Thebans. e. As punishment for killing his music teacher, the Centaur Linus. Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: To atone for killing his first wife Megara and their children in a fit of madness. Question 3 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Why did Heracles fight with the river god Acheloüs? Select one: a. To find out from him where the entrance to Hades was. b. Because Acheloüs tried to rape his wife Deianira while they were crossing the river. c. It was one of the labors Eurystheus required him to perform. d. To find out from him where the Apples of the Hesperides were. e. To win his second wife, Deianira. Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: To win his second wife, Deianira. Question 4 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 On what temple are the twelve labors recorded? Select one: a. The Parthenon in Athens. b. The temple to Zeus in Olympia c. The temple to Theseus in Athens. d. The temple to Artemis in Ephesus. e. The temple to Apollo in Bassae. Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: The temple to Zeus in Olympia Question 5 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 What is the name of the centaur Heracles killed for having attacked Deianeira? Select one: a. Nessus b. Pholus c. Linus d. Chiron e. Alcides Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Nessus Question 6 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Which is a correct chronology of events and people in Heracles' life? Select one: a. Snakes -- Linus -- Nemean Lion -- Omphalê b. Death of Megara -- Battle with Apollo for the tripod -- Nessus -- Girdle of Hippolyta c. Acheloüs -- Thespius -- Iolê -- Alcestis d. Geryon -- Thespius -- Hesperides -- Megara Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Snakes -- Linus -- Nemean Lion -- Omphalê Question 7 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 One of Heracles' visits to the underworld was to fetch back Alcestis, who volunteered to die in the place of her husband. What was his name? Select one: a. Philoctetes b. Admetus c. Diomedes d. Hyllus Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Admetus Question 8 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Heracles gets his famous club and lion's skin from his first labor, the Nemean lion. Where does he get the poison that makes his arrows so deadly? Select one: a. The Cretan Bull b. The Lernaean Hydra c. Cerberus d. The Horses of Diomedes Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: The Lernaean Hydra Question 9 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Like Gilgamesh, Heracles has a companion in one of his labors. Who is it? Select one: a. Iolaüs b. Castor c. None of those listed in these answers. d. Philoctetes e. Hyllus Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Iolaüs Question 10 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 One the twelve labors is hard to reconcile with the nature of the other eleven. It seems almost farcical. Which one is it? Select one: a. Cerberus b. The Augean Stables c. Cattle of Geryon d. The Cretan Bull Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: The Augean Stables Question 11 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Deianeira unknowingly poisons Heracles, which eventually leads to his death. Where did she get the poison? Select one: a. Acheloüs b. Apollo c. None of those listed in these answers. d. Nessus e. Hebê Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Nessus Question 12 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Heracles' mother, _______________, was also the granddaughter of Perseus. Select one: a. Alcmena b. Deianeira c. Megara d. Eileithyia Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Alcmena Question 13 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 _______________ is the brother of Heracles, born at the same time but of a different father. Select one: a. Electryon b. Alcides c. Alcaeus d. Iphicles Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Iphicles Question 14 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 In this passage taken from Pindar, Nemean 1, the "messenger's tale" was basically that _______________: "But he gaped with wonder, scarce to be born, and exultant pride, when he saw the mysterious power and courage of his son. For the deathless gods had disproved the messenger's tale." Select one: a. That he had killed Megara and their children. b. That Heracles had defiled the ambassadors from the Minyae. c. That Heracles had freed Thebes from the payment owed the Minyae. d. That Heracles and his brother were being attacked by the snakes sent by Hera. Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: That Heracles and his brother were being attacked by the snakes sent by Hera. Question 15 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Heracles overcame the Egyptian King Busiris by __________________ . Select one: a. Depositing him with Cerberus in Hades b. Shooting him to death with poison arrows c. Beating him in an eating contest d. Pounding him to death on his own altar Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Pounding him to death on his own altar Question 16 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 While still an adolescent boy, Heracles killed his music teacher _______________ . Select one: a. Nessus b. Linus c. Eurytus d. Amphityron e. Pholus Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Linus Question 17 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Heracles impregnated the fifty daughters of _______________ , and the resulting fifty sons, with other of his male offspring, are called the _______________ . Select one: a. Thespius/Heraclids b. Creon/Heraclids c. Athamas/Athamids d. Pentheus/Heraclids Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Thespius/Heraclids Question 18 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Heracles had many coaches and teachers. _______________ taught him how to wrestle. Select one: a. Autolycus b. Amphitryon c. Castor d. Eurytus Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Autolycus Question 19 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 _______________ taught the young Heracles the art of fighting in heavy armor. Select one: a. Castor b. Amphitryon c. Autolycus d. Eurytus Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Castor Question 20 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 _______________ taught Heracles how to handle a war chariot. Select one: a. Castor b. Amphitryon c. Autolycus d. Eurytus Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Amphitryon Question 21 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Heracles' first wife was _______________ . Select one: a. Megara b. Omphalê c. Iolê d. Hippolyta e. Deianeira Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Megara Question 22 Correct 1.00 points out of 1.00 Heracles performed the twelve labors for his cousin _______________ . Select one: a. Hyllus b. Enkidu c. Admetus d. Eurystheus e. Amphitryon Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Eurystheus Question 23 Correct 12.00 points out of 12.00 Match the Labors of Heracles with their locations or owners: Hind Cerynia Cattle Geryon Horses Diomedes Girdle Hippolyta Hydra Lerna Bull Crete Apples Hesperides Birds Stymphalis Lion Nemea Cerberus Hades Stables Augeas Boar Erymanthus Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Hind → Cerynia, Cattle → Geryon, Horses → Diomedes, Girdle → Hippolyta, Hydra → Lerna, Bull → Crete, Apples → Hesperides, Birds → Stymphalis, Lion → Nemea, Cerberus → Hades, Stables → Augeas, Boar → Erymanthus Question 24 Correct 8.00 points out of 8.00 Who are these other people in Heracles' life? Iolê Daughter of Eurytus, King of Oechalia; almost wife of Heracles Omphalê Woman Heracles served to atone for one of his sins Acheloüs River god Heracles battled to win his second wife Iphitus Son of Eurytus, killed by Heracles in violation of rules of hospitality Cercopes Comical robbers in Lydia, overcome by Heracles Atlas Gained the magical apples for Heracles Hebê Heracles' wife in the afterlife Deianeira Second wife of Heracles Your answer is correct. The correct answer is: Iolê → Daughter of Eurytus, King of Oechalia; almost wife of Heracles, Omphalê → Woman Heracles served to atone for one of his sins, Acheloüs → River god Heracles battled to win his second wife, Iphitus → Son of Eurytus, killed by Heracles in violation of rules of hospitality, Cercopes → Comical robbers in Lydia, overcome by Heracles, Atlas → Gained the magical apples for Heracles, Hebê → Heracles' wife in the afterlife, Deianeira → Second wife of Heracles Question 25 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Match the Labor of Heracles with its location on this map: Location A Horses Location B Bull Location C Cattle Location D Girdle